Blacksmithing is the process of creating objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons. There was an historical opposition between the heavy work of the blacksmith and the more delicate operation of a whitesmith, who usually worked in gold, silver, pewter, or the finishing steps of fine steel. The place where a blacksmith works is called variously a smithy, a forge or a blacksmith's shop.[1]

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1 Blacksmithing is the process of creating objects primarily from ________ or steel.

copper
aluminum
wrought iron
bronze

2 Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, ________, light fixtures, and weapons.

vehicles
electronics
railings
computers

3 There was an historical opposition between the heavy work of the blacksmith and the more delicate operation of a ________.

goldsmith
whitesmith
locksmith
coppersmith

4 The place where a blacksmith works is called a ________.

workshop
smithy
garage
studio


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